菲律賓教育劇場協會｜Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) (菲律賓 Philippine)
菲律賓教育劇場協會
Philippine Educational Theater Association, PETA
菲律賓 Philippine
「菲律賓教育劇場協會」（PETA）成立於1967年，是一個由藝術家教師們組成的無股份的非營利組織，致力於追求為了人民發展的劇場。作為菲律賓當代劇場的先驅者之一，PETA已經製作了400逾部劇場，大部分是使用菲律賓語言、觀點和精神的原創作品，並處理與觀眾息息相關的議題。作為一所教育機構，它培養了藝術家、年輕人、教師還有相信劇場力量的普通人，釋放了人們在變革中的創造力。它有著自我管理的劇場中心，一個為其成員、合作夥伴、關係網絡而存在的創意中心。
在七、八十年代的戒嚴時期，PETA將劇場作為反擊沉默文化的一種方式。它率先發展了國家劇場運動--一種人民用創造性行動對抗獨裁專政的文化力量。到了90年代，PETA沉浸在「發展劇場（TFD）」的實踐中--即追求真正的民眾發展的劇場應用。去年，在PETA慶祝成立第50個年頭之際，它獲得了2017年的拉蒙·麦格塞塞奖，該獎項是亞洲最頂級獎項之一，也是最高榮譽之一。授獎詞稱：「PETA在劇場藝術塑造上大膽的集體貢獻，是一種社會變革的力量，它慷慨激昂且堅定不移的工作賦予了菲律賓的社區群體以強大的力量。作為亞洲同行中的領軍者之一，PETA樹立了一個光輝的榜樣。」
PETA長期與菲律賓和海外的各種關係網絡及合作夥伴共事，數十年來的文化工作磨練了PETA在製作劇場、藝術節、會議、巡演、外展工作坊，人際網絡經營和夥伴關係發展方面的能力和領導力。在全球化的背景下，在邊緣化群體的鬥爭中，PETA憑藉數十年來在獨裁統治下實施文化行動的經驗，再次在創造發人深省的作品、動員藝術家和激發藝術的關鍵作用上，呈現出它的先鋒性。
關於菲律賓教育劇場協會&願景與委託：https://petatheater.com/about
The Philippine Educational Theater Association or PETA was established in 1967 as a non-stock, non-profit organization composed of artist-teachers dedicated to the pursuit of theater for people's development. Considered as one of the pioneers of contemporary Filipino Theater in the Philippines, PETA has produced more than 400 plays, mostly originals that adopt the Filipino language, outlook and spirit, tackling issues relevant to its audiences. As an educational institution, it has trained artists, young people, teachers, and ordinary people who believe in the power of theater. It has unleashed people's creativity toward transformative action. It manages its own Theater Center, a creative hub for its members, partners, and networks.
In the 1970s and 1980s, PETA used theater as a way to combat the culture of silence during the martial law years. It spearheaded the development of a national theater movement, which is a cultural force for people's creative action against dictatorship. In the 1990s, PETA immersed itself in the praxis of Theater for Development (TFD), which pursued people's genuine development through theater praxis. In time with PETA's celebration of its 50th year last year, PETA was selected as one of the recipient of Asia's premier prize and highest honor, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for 2017 for its "bold, collective contributions in shaping the theater arts as a force for social change, its impassioned, unwavering work in empowering communities in the Philippines, and the shining example it has set as one of the leading organizations of its kind in Asia."
Decades of cultural work have honed PETA's capacity and leadership in producing plays, arts festivals, conferences, performance tours, outreach workshops, networking and partnership development through working with diverse networks and partners in the Philippines and overseas. With decades of experience of implementing cultural action under dictatorship and later, amidst the struggle of the marginalized in a globalized world, PETA once again assumes its pioneering role in creating thought-provoking pieces, mobilizing artists and galvanizing the crucial role of the arts amidst these challenging times.
About PETA & Vision and Commitment: https://petatheater.com/about
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